New UNHCR report says global forced displacement at an 18-year high

19 June 2013 A report released today by UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, says that more people are refugees or internally displaced than at any time since 1994[i], with the crisis in Syria having emerged

Launch of the Sri Lanka UN-REDD National Programme

Government of Sri Lanka puts forests at the heart of national strategy to address climate change On Friday, 7th June, Hon. Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy, officially inaugurated a programme to put

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The UN in Sri Lanka marks the 67th UN Day

With the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) fast approaching, in marking the 67th United Nations Day this year, the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon highlighted the need to prepare a bold and

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